A New Vision for Capitalism, with Anne Case, Angus Deaton and Francine Lacqua

Published: March 23, 2021, 8:36 p.m.

b"Each year hundreds of thousands of Americans die as a result of drug abuse, alcoholism or suicide \\u2013 and the numbers are rising. This has contributed to a fall in life expectancy in the past three years, reversing a trend towards increased life expectancy that began in 1918. In this week's episode we discuss,\\xa0Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism, economists\\xa0Anne Case\\xa0and\\xa0Angus Deaton\\xa0new book which\\xa0has identified a culprit for these \\u2018deaths of despair\\u2019: capitalism \\u2013 or at least some aspects of it. The debate was chaired by Francine Lacqua\\xa0television anchor and editor-at-large for Bloomberg Television.\\n\\n\\nTo buy the book click here:\\xa0\\nhttps://bit.ly/3lIWlGg Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/intelligencesquared.\\n \\n\\xa0See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices"